"El Terrible Toreador El Terrible Toreador is a 1929 animated cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions in the ""Silly Symphonies"" series. The film opens somewhere in Spain. A lady is carrying a mug of beer above her head, walking rhythmically to the music of ""Carmen"". She walks over to a man in a white suit. The man gives her a coin, and she modestly puts it in her shirt. Then the lady does a quick dance in front of the man in the suit. The man tips her, and the money falls into a container on the floor. The lady"
"Le toréador Le toréador, ou L'accord parfait (""The Toreador, or The Perfect Agreement"") is an ""opéra comique"" in two acts by the French composer Adolphe Adam with a libretto by Thomas-Marie-François Sauvage. It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris on May 18, 1849. It was a huge success and the work regularly appeared in the repertoire of the Opéra-Comique until 1869. Adam made use of several familiar pieces of music in the score. The most famous number is a series of variations on ""Ah! vous dirai-je, maman"" (better known as the melody of ""Twinkle, twinkle, little star"" in the"
"infidelity. He admits the truth when she mentions the name ""Caritéa"" and begs for her forgiveness. She accepts so long as she is allowed to keep Tracolin in the house as her lover. Don Belflor, who does not want to lose the generous dowry the marriage brought him, agrees. Le toréador Le toréador, ou L'accord parfait (""The Toreador, or The Perfect Agreement"") is an ""opéra comique"" in two acts by the French composer Adolphe Adam with a libretto by Thomas-Marie-François Sauvage. It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris on May 18, 1849. It was a huge success and the"
"toreador's song ""Votre toast"" from act 2, are among the most popular and best-known of all operatic arias, the latter ""a splendid piece of swagger"" according to Newman, ""against which the voices and the eyebrows of purists have long been raised in vain"". Most of the productions outside France followed the example created in Vienna and incorporated lavish ballet interludes and other spectacles, a practice which Mahler abandoned in Vienna when he revived the work there in 1900. In 1919, Bizet's aged contemporary Camille Saint-Saëns was still complaining about the ""strange idea"" of adding a ballet, which he considered ""a"
"Teatro Opera The Teatro Opera (Opera Theatre) is a prominent cinema and theatre house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Opera Theatre was developed in 1871 by Antonio Pestalardo under the name of Teatro de la Opera, an Italian businessman who foresaw a need for popular theatre catering to the city's booming population in subsequent years. The original Beaux-Arts style theatre was opened in 1872 on what today is Corrientes Avenue, then a narrow street along Buenos Aires' northern outskirts, and premiered with a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's ""Il Trovatore"". Specializing in operas, the theatre was an early success and enjoyed"
"Don Giovanni Tenorio , (English: ""Don Giovanni, or The Stone Guest"") also known as Don Giovanni Tenorio (""tenorio"" is a Spanish word for ""seducer""). The opera appeared the same year as Mozart's version. It is the most famous opera by the Italian composer Giuseppe Gazzaniga. It belongs to the genre of dramma giocoso and is in one act. ""Don Giovanni Tenorio"" was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè, Venice, on February 5, 1787. The libretto, by Giovanni Bertati, is based on the legend of Don Juan as told by Tirso de Molina in his play ""The Trickster of Seville"
"Parisians after a long struggle."" Besides the Imperial Opera Theater, Paris had three other important opera houses; the Théâtre Italien, the Opéra-Comique, and the Théâtre-Lyrique. The Théâtre Italien was the oldest opera company in Paris. During the Second Empire, it was based in the Salle Ventadour and hosted the French premieres of many of Verdi's operas, including ""Il Trovatore"" (1854), ""La Traviata"" (1856), ""Rigoletto"" (1857) and ""Un ballo in maschera"" (1861). Verdi conducted his ""Requiem"" there, and Richard Wagner conducted a concert of selections from his operas. The soprano Adelina Patti had an exclusive contract to sing with at the"
"Cora"", ""I'm Romantic"", ""When I Marry Amelia"", ""Keep Off the Grass"", and ""Archie"". As was customary for musicals at the time, other songs were interpolated into the show. For example Christie MacDonald performed ""Moon, Moon"" in the show, which was written by Nathaniel D. Mann. ACT I – Interior of Susan's Flower Shop, Biarritz ACT II – Market Square, Villaya Addenda The Toreador The Toreador is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts by James T. Tanner and Harry Nicholls, with lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank and music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton. It opened at the"
"in Los Angeles during the World Cup. The concert was watched on television by 1.3 billion people worldwide. The aria that Bernini sings near the end of the film, ""Nessun Dorma"" from Puccini's ""Turandot"", became Luciano Pavarotti's best-known song and reached the second spot on the British charts in 1990. He popularized the aria, which soon became a football anthem and regularly recorded by pop stars, in addition to classical singers. In the film, Palacios also briefly mentions the Verdi opera, ""Otello"", Plácido Domingo's signature role for almost three decades. For the movie, Spanish tenors Manuel de Diego and José"
"this will sell? Decca aren't taking any chances anyway, making it available as a complete CD set with full libretto, and as a single-disc collection of Duets & Arias. The peculiar tragic nobility of Bocelli's voice is perfectly suited to the role of Don José, but the clinching elements are the supporting performances, particularly Marina Domashenko in the title role, whose plummily graceful tones bring just the right note of quixotic disdain to the part; and Bryn Terfel, who delivers the ""Toreador's Song"" with a swashbuckling gusto."" Stephen Eddins from AllMusic also gave the complete opera recording a 4 out"
"Jacques Bouhy Jacques-Joseph-André Bouhy (18 June 1848 – 24 January 1929) was a Belgian baritone, most famous for being the first to sing the ""Toreador Song"" in the role of Escamillo in the opera ""Carmen"". Bouhy was born in Pepinster. After studying at the Liège Conservatory of Music, he made his début at the Paris Opéra as Méphistophélès (""Faust"") in 1871. He performed at the Opéra-Comique as Figaro (""Le Nozze di Figaro""), Escamillo (""Carmen"") in 1875. At the Comique he also created the role of ""Don César de Bazan"" in 1872. In 1882 he appeared at Covent Garden singing in"
"of his most ambitious orchestral work, the ""Contes d'Hoffmann"". Besides the Imperial Opera Theater, Paris had three other important opera houses; the Théâtre Italien, the Opera-Comique, and the Théâtre Lyrique. The Théâtre Italien was the based at the Salle Ventadour, and hosted the French premieres of several by Giuseppe Verdi, including ""Il Trovatore"", ""La Traviata"" (1856), ""Rigoletto"" (1857) and ""Un ballo in maschera"" (1861). Verdi conducted his ""Requiem"" there, and Richard Wagner conducted a concert of selections from his operas. The soprano Adelina Patti had an exclusive contract to sing with the Italiens when she was in Paris. The Théâtre"
"time at summer camp. It uses the main theme of the ballet as its melody. Sherman's song was later referenced in a 1985 television commercial. Portions of the ballet were also used by Spike Jones and his City Slickers in their song parodying the Indianapolis 500. Source: Source: Notes Sources La Gioconda (opera) La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito (as Tobia Gorrio), based on ""Angelo, Tyrant of Padua"", a play in prose by Victor Hugo, dating from 1835. (This is the same source as Gaetano Rossi had"
"Il giuramento Il giuramento (""The Oath"") is an opera in three acts by the Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. The libretto, by Gaetano Rossi, is based on Victor Hugo's play ""Angelo, Tyrant of Padua"". (This is the same source as Arrigo Boito, under the pseudonym of Tobia Gorrio, was to use for his libretto for Amilcare Ponchielli's ""La Gioconda""). The opera was first performed at La Scala, Milan on 11 March 1837 and was ""quickly taken up by other theatres throughout Italy"". Within a year, it was staged in Vienna (April 1838) and later appeared in many European cities including London"
"Los Angeles Opera The Los Angeles Opera is an American opera company in Los Angeles, California. It is the fourth-largest opera company in the United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, part of the Los Angeles Music Center. Spanish tenor and conductor Plácido Domingo has been General Director of LA Opera since 2003. To date, he has sung 27 different roles with the company including, most recently, the baritone title role of Puccini's ""Gianni Schicchi"" (September 2015) as well as Giorgio Germont in Verdi's ""La Traviata,"" Athanael in Massenet's Thaïs,"" Francesco Foscari in Verdi's ""I due"
"Medora. Fabiano starred in a new production of the opera in April 2018 at the Palau de Les Arts, Valencia. ""The Greek Island"" ""Scene 1: Corrado's ship"" The island is controlled by the corsairs, or pirates. A chorus introduces Corrado, the chief corsair, who is in exile. He laments his present condition: ""Tutto parea sorridere"" / ""The world seemed to smile upon my early life"". But he receives a letter containing military intelligence about the Turkish Pasha, Seid. It convinces him to set sail with his comrades, and he immediately starts rallying the troops: ""Sì, di Corsari il fulmine"" /"
"so well deceiv’d at any [other Opera]."" Probably the most famous song from the opera is Ernesto's aria, ""Per la gloria d’adorarvi,"" which remains to this day a popular selection for concert and recital performance. Other notable pieces include ""Dolce sogno, deh le porta"" and ""Volgendo, a me lo sguardo"" for Gualtiero. These three arias were very popular and were reprinted, for example in Richard Neale’s ""A Pocket Companion for Gentlemen and Ladies"" (London, 1724) and in ""The British Musical Miscellany"" (London, 1735). Place: Near Palermo in Sicily. King Gualtiero has married Griselda, a peasant woman and his longtime mistress,"
"produced. This list is a representative selection of notable commercial recordings from the peak years of José Carreras's career. He has an extremely large discography and videography, which also includes many performances preserved on private recordings. José Carreras José Carreras (, ), stage name of Josep Maria Carreras i Coll (; born 5 December 1946), is a Spanish tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his debut on the operatic stage at 11 as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's ""El retablo de Maese Pedro"" and went on"
"Giuseppe Borgatti Giuseppe Borgatti (Cento, March 17, 1871 – Reno di Leggiuno, October 18, 1950) was an Italian dramatic tenor with an outstanding voice. (See Michael Scott, cited below, for a laudatory appraisal of his singing.) The creator of the title role in Umberto Giordano's verismo opera ""Andrea Chénier"", he subsequently earned renown for his performances of the music of Richard Wagner, becoming in 1904 the first Italian tenor to appear at the Bayreuth Festival. He sang a variety of leading roles at La Scala, Milan, from 1896 until 1914, but deteriorating eyesight caused by glaucoma put a premature end"
"number of commercial opera recordings. These include a famous 1959 RCA recording of Puccini's ""Turandot"" with Birgit Nilsson and Jussi Björling in which he sings the role of the Emperor Altoum. Alessio De Paolis Alessio De Paolis (9 March 1893 – 5 March 1964) was an Italian operatic tenor who specialized in character roles. He was a prominent member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where he sang from 1938 to 1964. At the Met De Paolis performed 51 different roles, primarily in the Italian and French repertoires, in a remarkable 1555 performances. In 1931, De Paolis created"
"José Carreras José Carreras (, ), stage name of Josep Maria Carreras i Coll (; born 5 December 1946), is a Spanish tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his debut on the operatic stage at 11 as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's ""El retablo de Maese Pedro"" and went on to a career that encompassed over 60 roles, performed in the world's leading opera houses and in numerous recordings. He gained fame with a wider audience as one of the Three Tenors along with Plácido Domingo"
"des toréadors"" in ""Don Quixote"". Gorsky's 1902 revival was not well received in St Petersburg, causing shock among both Petipa and the balletomanes, who claimed that the production was a mutilation of Petipa's original masterpiece by one of his former students and dancers. The ballet lived on in Russia well after the revolution of 1917, whereas many other ballets ceased to be performed into the Soviet period. In fact, it became part of the permanent repertoire both of the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre (the most famous productions being those of Rostislav Zakharov and Kasyan Goleizovsky in 1940, which included new music"
"The first performance was held at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 25 April 1926 and conducted by Arturo Toscanini. This performance included only Puccini's music and not Alfano's additions. The first performance of the opera as completed by Alfano was the following night, 26 April, although it is disputed whether this was conducted by Toscanini again or by Ettore Panizza. ""Turandot"" is a Persian word and name that means ""the daughter of Turan"", Turan being a region of Central Asia, formerly part of the Persian Empire. The name of the opera is taken from Persian ""Turandokht"" (), with"
"Juan. In another Broadway musical, Gaston Leroux's ""The Phantom of the Opera"", the character of the Phantom writes an opera based on the legend of Don Juan called ""Don Juan Triumphant"". Don Juan Don Juan (Spanish ), also Don Giovanni (Italian), is a legendary, fictional libertine. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, ""El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra"" (""The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest"") by Tirso de Molina; and an 18th-century opera, ""Don Giovanni"", with music by Mozart and a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. By linguistic extension from the name of the"
"La Gioconda (opera) La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito (as Tobia Gorrio), based on ""Angelo, Tyrant of Padua"", a play in prose by Victor Hugo, dating from 1835. (This is the same source as Gaetano Rossi had used for his libretto for Mercadante's ""Il giuramento"" in 1837). First performed in 1876, ""La Gioconda"" was a major success for Ponchielli, as well as the most successful new Italian opera between Verdi's ""Aida"" (1871) and ""Otello"" (1887). It is also a famous example of the Italian genre of ""Grande"
"musicals, and vocal symphonic works. Complete opera film soundtracks are included above under Recordings of complete roles. Most references are based from the list below: Plácido Domingo discography Plácido Domingo has made hundreds of opera performances, music albums, and concert recordings throughout his career as an operatic tenor. From his first operatic leading role as Alfredo in ""La traviata"" in 1961, his major debuts continued in swift succession: ""Tosca"" at the Hamburg State Opera and ""Don Carlos"" at the Vienna State Opera in 1967; ""Adriana Lecouvreur"" at the Metropolitan Opera, ""Turandot"" in Verona Arena and ""La bohème"" in San Francisco"
"Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, in 1986. He also performed in ""Turandot"", when the Liceu was reopened in 1999, following the fire which had destroyed the theatre five years earlier. He has taken part in several hundred performances of more than thirty operas from a wide repertoire, in particular operas by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini, and those from the bel canto repertoire including: ""Rigoletto"", ""Aida"", ""Turandot"", ""Il trovatore"", ""La bohème"", ""Macbeth"", ""Lucia di Lammermoor"", ""La forza del destino"" and ""Il barbiere di Siviglia"", ""Samson et Dalila"", and ""Thaïs"". He has sung in world premières of ""Cristóbal Colón"", by"
"traviata""), Milan La Scala (""Falstaff"", ""Rigoletto"", ""La traviata""), New York Metropolitan Opera (""Attila"", ""La bohème"", ""Il barbiere di Siviglia"", ""La Cenerentola"","" L'elisir d'amore"", ""Lucia di Lammermoor"", ""Rigoletto"", ""Der Rosenkavalier""), Madrid Teatro Real (""Werther""), Paris Opéra-Bastille (""Rigoletto, La traviata""), San Francisco Opera (""Un ballo in maschera, L'elisir d'amore, Lucia di Lammermoor""), Vienna State Opera (""La bohème"", ""L'elisir d'amore"", ""La favorita"", ""Lucia di Lammermoor"", ""Manon"", ""Maria Stuarda"", ""Rigoletto"", ""Roberto Devereux"", ""Werther""), Verona Arena (""Il barbiere di Siviglia"", ""Rigoletto""), and others. In addition to his operatic career, he is also an accomplished concert singer, with an extensive repertoire ranging from Italian classical songs"
"The most famous vocal piece from the opera is the rondò ""Luci belle, se piagente,"" which was widely disseminated in Europe until the early 19th century and was indeed one of the most outstanding vocal compositions of its era. It was originally sung by Tommaso Consoli in the role of Arsace. All of the original performers in the opera were male, since women were prohibited from appearing on stage in Roman theaters until Pius VII was elevated to the Holy See in the year 1800. Act I, scene 1 - Cavatina of Arsace, ""Deh, s'affretti, astri tiranni"" <br> Act I,"
"while Plácido Domingo starred in a movie version of the opera in 1984. Later at the wedding party, the tenors sing the ""Brindisi"" (""Libiamo ne' lieti calici"") from Verdi's ""La Traviata"" with Palacios' young discoveries. In the opera, the ""Brinidisi"" is also a toast sung at a party. The real Three Tenors, who always wore tuxedos in their joint concerts like their movie counterparts, performed this duet together as a trio many times. In 1994, they released a single of it that charted in Britain. The single came from their ""Three Tenors in Concert 1994"" live recording from Dodgers Stadium"
"and is disappointed to know of his love for l'Arlesiana. When he has been left alone, Federico reads the letters of l'Arlesiana and ponders them with his broken heart. """" (English: ""None shall sleep"") is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera ""Turandot"", and is perhaps the most lyrical piece of music known to the public, thanks to Luciano Pavarotti, which had made it a staple in his repertoire, especially in his performances outside the opera houses. Several artists, including Aretha Franklin; Jeff Beck; Chris Botti,; Sarah Brightman, amongst others. The last two tracks are ""E lucevan"
"by its English title, ""How void of compassion""), has been recorded by several well known opera singers, including Luciano Pavarotti, Ezio Pinza, and Richard Tucker. A manuscript score from the 1689 Neapolitan production has survived. Richard Strauss made specific reference to this opera in ""Die schweigsame Frau"", recomposing ""Dolce Amor"" as a duet which is sung in the course of the music lesson scene in act 3, as one of many such reappropriations of preexisting music Strauss used to create an ""antique"" atmosphere. The immediate source of the libretto was the Latin poem ""The Thebaid"" by Statius wherein despite entreaties"
"La toison d'or (opera) La toison d'or (""The Golden Fleece"") is a French-language opera in three acts by the composer Johann Christoph Vogel, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 5 September 1786. The libretto, by Philippe Desriaux, is based on the legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece. ""La toison d'or"" was the first of Vogel's two operas. The second, ""Démophon"", premiered posthumously in 1789. ""Scene:A plain outside the walls of Colchis.""<br> Jason and his Argonauts have voyaged from Greece for Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece. Jason's wife Queen Hypsipyle has secretly"